Tuesday, 17 December 2013

Views from the 70m high belfry of the Ypres Cloth Hall

The Cloth Hall of Ypres is an amazing building dating from the 13th century altough it was completely destroyed during the First World War. Its 70m high belfry has been added on the UNESCO World Heritage list and contains a carillon containing 49 bells which were luckily silent when stood next to them.

After a long climb on very small stairs, we reached the top of the tower. Walking around on the observation deck we can see the Menen memorial hall, the beautifull facades of the market and side streets. The sky was clear enough to view the entire city.

You both did very well to climb up there.The view is one of looking at the roofs, but interesting as a few buildings can be seen.Wonderful to be able to hear those bells, and good they were quiet whilst you were there.